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Critique By:
Marija Ristic (K:4136)
6/25/2006 10:54:16 PM
Nice IR! I love the mirror like reflection. maybe a tad more contrast, but it might be my monitor. Great work!
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| Photo By: Karel Wolf
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Critique By:
Tony Hunter (K:4647)
6/25/2006 10:15:19 PM
Great Infrared shot. very nice composition. Regards
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Critique By:
whoiswho t (K:10700)
6/25/2006 9:55:41 PM
very beautiful maybe a little bit contrast.
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Critique By:
luca lamberti (K:492)
6/25/2006 9:35:32 PM
Fantastic landscape. Compliment.
luca
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
6/18/2006 6:53:44 PM
Very nice composition and landscape, Karel! The IR gives it a slightly other worldly effect! Well done!
Dave.
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Critique By:
Quix Photography (K:20204)
6/18/2006 6:16:47 PM
Brilliant effect... really does this subject justice... works perfectly. Really like this one.
Quix x
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
6/5/2006 10:06:41 PM
Wonderful macro, Karel! I think I can hear it buzzing! Exceptional details and clarity!
Dave.
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Critique By:
Allen Aisenstein (K:5652)
6/5/2006 6:02:50 PM
Really nice macro capture with fine detail. Excellent work!
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Critique By:
Karel Wolf (K:112)
6/5/2006 4:09:29 PM
Thank you very much Walt.
This MP-E 65 is a dedicated macrolens made by Canon. On a full frame body it gives a magnification from 1:1 ( lifesize; photo filled with an object 36mmx24mm) to 5:1 ( 5x lifesize; foto filled with an object 7,2mmx4,8mm). Its a completely manual lens and it does not have a focusring. You can only zoom between 1:1 and 5:1 by rotating the lensbarrel. Focussing is done by moving the camera to front or back untill the objects looks in focus.This lens can not be used for other photography because the longest workdistance is 100mm( 4"). This photo was taken at 1,5 times lifesize.
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Critique By:
Zamfirr zeffer (K:425)
6/5/2006 3:24:12 PM
Nice macro composition of a much shot subject Karel. I like the angle of the subject and the line in the background. Congrats. What exactly is the MP-E65 lens Karel?
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Critique By:
Karel Wolf (K:112)
6/3/2006 2:32:30 PM
It already looks much better imho. The shadows are not as dark as before,no pronounced reflections or hot spots and colors look more natural. This was only done with some paper for a small test. Keep trying different materials( neutral colored, you dont want a color cast) to put in front of your flash.Try experimenting with the manual mode of your camera and try putting your flash in manual mode as well.The reason why you used a wider aperture is because you let the build in camerametering tell you that there was underexposure.Dont look to much at the exposure parameters. Many times you can use a smaller aperture and higher shutterspeeds than the camera tells you because you are closer to the subject than normal. There's always the possebility to use more power from the flash when you use it in manual mode.
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Critique By:
Pat Thielen (K:300)
6/2/2006 11:09:04 PM
I taped some paper onto my SB-29a ringflash, and it seems to have made a big differance. The one drawback of course is I now need to use a wider aperture, which means the focus has to be even more precise and I've lost some depth of field. But the lighting looks much better. I'll attach a photo I just took; let me know what you think and if you feel the paper has made a differance.
Thanks again for your help and advice; I really appreciate it.
-Pat-
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Critique By:
Pat Thielen (K:300)
6/2/2006 8:11:32 PM
Hi Karel,
I'm going to try this by taping some tracing paper to my flash. It's odd in a way in that the flash already has diffusion material built in. Obviously it isn't enough. Again, I thank you for your help in this and your wonderful advice. It's frustrating when you have an otherwise great photo ruined by an overly hot flash.
-Pat-
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Critique By:
Karel Wolf (K:112)
6/2/2006 7:42:22 PM
Hi Pat,
I have seen your last uploaded fly, and i like the sharpness and composition very much. But the flashlight is still a bit to harsh. If you want you could try something. As you already said you use a ringflash....Cut a piece of white thin paper as big as the ringflash with a big hole in the middle so its not in front of your lens. Use some tape to attach the paper on the flash.Overexpose the flashlight by 2 stops.The photo attached is made that way. The upper half is made with a flash-diffuser: no shadows, no bright colored hairs, colors appear like normal daylight,almost no hot-spots, practically no reflections.The lower half is made without the diffuser.......and although there's no overexposure .....this photo does not look very good. Try different materials for a diffuser, and see what has a good result. You need to compensate for the lightloss( slower shutter,higher iso) but the photo will end up much better.
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Critique By:
Karel Wolf (K:112)
6/2/2006 5:07:54 PM
Thanks very much Davide!
This lens is the sharpest i have ever used, its very expensive.......but i'm happy that i bought it.
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Critique By:
Karel Wolf (K:112)
6/2/2006 5:04:01 PM
Thanks!
This lens is a dedicated macrolens only, you can not use it for other photography. It does not zoom or focus like another lens. By rotating it it gives a magnification from 1:1 magnification to 5:1 magnification. This simply means at 1 you can fill a photograph with objects 36 mmx24 mm and at 5 this lens can fill a photo with an object 7,2 mm x4,8 mm big. Its only possible to focus manually........if you do not have good eyesight , dont buy this lens.
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
6/2/2006 3:44:30 AM
Amazing macro, Karel! Perfect details and colours, with perfect dof.
Dave.
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Critique By:
davide lupo-pasini (K:8079)
6/2/2006 3:33:15 AM
Hi, Karel!
razor-sharp focus!
mp-e65 pay what whort in money....isn't?
it's on my wishlist....
if u want, take a look to my portfolio....
ciao and congrats!
Davide
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Critique By:
Kamran (K:3526)
6/1/2006 11:43:49 PM
all what i can say is great ..can u tell me more about this lens please
kamran
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Critique By:
Pat Thielen (K:300)
6/1/2006 10:37:33 PM
Beautiful photo! You got the perfect exposure and I really like the "gesture" of the bird. The detail is amazing as well. Very nice work!
-P-
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Critique By:
Pat Thielen (K:300)
6/1/2006 10:30:23 PM
Thanks for your response! I had been thinking of trying some sort of diffusion material, but I wasn't sure what to use. I also found that if I underexpose a stop the glare isn't quite so bad (like on my fly photo it worked just fine). Of course, I'm still getting used to the ringflash as it has to be used on manual mode and I'm used to TTL flash.
Again, thanks for your advice -- I really appreciate it!
-Pat-
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Critique By:
Karel Wolf (K:112)
6/1/2006 10:19:16 PM
Thanks for the comment Pat!
A ringflash is very good for macro's.... but at close distances its difficult to avoid glare and hotspots. I often use a plastick diffuser in front of the flash to avoid the most harsh light.
This diffuser is easely self made.....a piece off semi tranparent nylon or any kind of neutral plastick does wonders. Just try a few different ( more or less transparent)diffusers to see what works for you.In my other photo ( big mouth) a flash was used also......almost unnoticable.
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Critique By:
Pat Thielen (K:300)
6/1/2006 9:58:16 PM
Incredible. I absolutely love portraits of these small creatures and you did a remarkable job. Did you use a flash when taking this? I recently purchased a Nikon SB-29a ringflash and I'm still trying to figure out how to make the photos look natural like your's do. I seem to get a lot of glare and hotspots from mine.
Again, amazing work.
-Pat-
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Critique By:
Pat Thielen (K:300)
6/1/2006 9:55:12 PM
Totally awesome! And what's funny is I *just* posted an image of the same type of fly (at least I think its the same species). Your photo is better, in my opinion -- I'm just beginning my macro career (I have much to learn). Very impressive work!
-Pat-
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Critique By:
Amna Al Shamsi (K:21795)
6/1/2006 8:06:54 PM
Excellent macro and details.
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Critique By:
Mohammad Porooshani (K:20765)
6/1/2006 8:06:01 PM
Great Macro work indeed,
I wish this hot,
I love the details and colors, they are absolutely perfect and I think it would be award winning one,
it's more like a painting than a shot,
very well done,
My bests,
Mohammad
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Critique By:
Hakan AKIRMAK (K:15913)
6/1/2006 8:04:58 PM
Excellent macro work! Congratulations Karel!
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Critique By:
Howie Mudge (K:27933)
6/1/2006 7:53:43 PM
beautiful macro with excellent detail especially around the eyes. Lovely.
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Critique By:
Mohammad Al-Mumen (K:164)
5/20/2006 7:43:07 AM
piece of art....
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Critique By:
Onur Zunal (K:158)
5/13/2006 2:21:21 PM
Perfect seascape, I like it a lot. Cong.
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